Features and Spotlights:

The most heart-pounding series of events during the annual World of Concrete/World of Masonry, MASONRY MADNESS® day takes attendees by storm with its fast-paced displays of skill and craftsmanship. With everyone from apprentices showing off their newly-learned skills...

The mast climbers within the masonry industry are figuratively related to the mast climbers on early American ships, even though in masonry it refers to equipment and in ship lingo, it refers to humans. It's all about vertical ascension. Most of the forests in England...

There is nothing so classic as the use of brick to warm up a space, add a sense of modernity and to enhance aesthetics inside homes and commercial buildings. Its use and visual appeal continues outdoors and amongst landscaping. Thin brick veneer has emerged as a great...

Having experienced countless hassles when he and his wife were having a home built, Donny Wyatt developed a solution for custom home builders that enhances client and trade communication, increases financial control, and allows better schedule coordination. With this...

MASONRY MADNESS® is one of the highlights during the World of Concrete. This top-ranked attraction is a hit at the annual trade show, and the 2018 version did not disappoint. This year, the respective exhibitions and competition areas moved to the Bronze Lot. Here,...

Editor’s Note: As part of the World of Concrete and MCAA Annual Convention 2018, I had the privilege of getting to sit down with three of the inductees. Though I’d previously worked with each of them on content for this magazine in the past, it was an honor to hear...

Essentials:

Dust Off Those Staircases Stephen A. Borg I sit down at my desk, having recently returned home from Las Vegas for the World of Concrete/World of Masonry, and all I can think is, “Wow! What an amazing week!” The sun was shining, the convention halls were packed, many...

Enter the MCAA Safety Advantage Awards Draw attention to the need and benefits of performing safely Words: Zach Evertt Submissions are now open for the 2018 MCAA Safety Advantage Awards, sponsored by Federated Insurance. Safety is overlooked by some contractors for...

Paul Odom, MCAA Chairman Did I mention in last month’s message that our annual MCAA Convention was fantastic!!??? Masonry Madness was unbelievably good. I’ll admit that I was initially very concerned that moving from the Gold lot to the Bronze lot would be...

Contractors have unique abilities, equipment and training to “see” things that almost no one else can. You can merely look at a set of plans and see, right then and there, if a proposed project will not work – even though it was designed by the expert architect or engineer.

Legacies of Masonry Dan Kamys, Editor - dkamys@masonrymagazine.com When I had the opportunity to sit down with the Mackie Bounds for his Masonry Hall of Fame interview during the World of Concrete, he mentioned that the word “legacy” made him think about being dead...

Announcement Of 2018-2019 MCA Board St. Louis, MO - January 26, 2018 - Election results for the 2018-2019 Board of the Mason Contractors Association of St. Louis were announced in January. Words: David Gillick Martin Heck, Jr., President of Martin C. Heck Brick...